Electric meter cover



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ELECTRIC METER COVER Filed June 12, 1954 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 16, 1935. o. E. JUVINALL ELECTRIC METER COVER Filed June 12, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3' 021 6127. JZw/m/K Patented July 16, 1935 UNITED stare ELECTRIC CGYER Orla E. Juvinall, Danviiie, 111., desi ner of onehalf to George lilac-tin, i):

Application June 12, 1934, Se

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an electric meter cover.

An object of the invention is the construction of a simple and efiicient cover for the entire electric meter, so as to prevent same from being tainwith, or the current fraudulently utilized, whether the electric current is in operation or not; further, by running the service wires into the cover, they cannot be tampere with or the current used even if the meter is entirely removed from the cover.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a simple and e.-cient cover device for the entire meter, including the Wires, which device can be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

Another object of the invention is to improve the construction of the device disclosed in my former patent No. 1,946,796, issued February 13, 193%.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention, While Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the device, While Figure 4 is a bottom plan View of the same.

Figure 5 is a vertical, central, sectional view of the device.

Figure 6 is a view in elevation of the back section looking at the inside thereof.

Figure 7 is a view in elevation of the front section, looking at the inside thereof.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8--8, Figure 6 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the device showing the novel locking means for holding the sections in a locked position.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, I desi nates a casing upon which comprises the front section and the back section 3. The back section 3 is provided with a wire receiving portion 4 (Fig. 6) and the meter-body receiving portion 5. The back section is formed of suitable material as well as the front section 2. The outer edge of the back section is bent over, as at 6 (Figs. 8 and 9) and terminates in a right angled or a horizontal flange I. In the meter-body receiving willie, Ill.

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portion 5 I have fastened vertically two Z-shape pi ces 8 that produce a slot for the nut 9 and screw it; nut Q and screw in may be slid vertically in the slot formed by said Z-shape pieces 5 to permit adjustment of the meter dial so that it be read accurately through. the glass 5 I held ainst the inner face of the meter-body receivportion of the front section This glass H is held in place by angle brackets l2.

The front section 2 is adapted to fit upon the aclc section with i s reinforced 53 (Fig. limited in its slim movement by resting ag utwardly extending flanges l of 3 5 reinforced edge 53 of the 'ng or ca ting the edgeunaterial back upon itself as shown in The front section is provided in its top with ending spur lug 5 formed in the top of the top portions of both sections together, but readily permitting the front section to be removed when the iockin means at the bottom of the sections is detached, as will be hereinafter described.

Various size knockouts i indicated by the dotted circles, may be formed upon the back section for receiving pipe and suitable fittings. As indicated at i"! a female thread fitting may be also used as a part of the device instead of using knock-outs H3, if preferred. Further, as indicated. at 58 a male thread fittirr may be used as part of the device in preference to the knock-out H3.

The back section is provided its rear and near the top, with preferably two apertures 28 for fastening the device in place, wherever used, because suitable nails, screws or the like can be inserted through these apertures into the supporting wall or surface of the building in which the device is placed.

A lid is pivoted at 2! upon the outer face of the front cover 2 to protect the glass H against breakage, etc. However, the lid can be easily pivoted to one side so that the dials Fig. 2 may be easily read or viewed.

The locking means for fastening the bottom of the front and rear sections together comprises two apertured lugs 23 fastened to the bottom of the bun/k section 8. These lugs are spaced to receive therebetween two engaging lugs formed on the bottom of the front section 2. The lugs extend rearwardly and horizontally from the reinforced edge 53 of the front 5 ction, as will be clearly seen in Fig. 5. These lugs are apertured, as well as lugs 23 to receive the bolt 25. Bolt 25 is provided on its outer end with aperture 26, through which the seal wire 21 extends. A butterfiy nut 28 is on bolt 24; this nut is provided with two apertures 29 through which seal wire 27 passes, Fig 4, and on wire 21 is a suitable seal 36, whereby the device is securely locked against fraudulent tampering. When the sealing means including bolt 24 is removed from the registering lugs of the two casings, then the front casing can be swung outwardly at its bottom, and then lifted upto disengage lug M from aperture [5, whereupon the front section can be entirely removed.

From the foregoing it will be understood that I have produced a novel and efficient device for enclosing the entire meter and its wires. This device can be easily applied or removed. The operator can officially inspect the electric meter, either to read the dials, or when it is necessary to examine the interior of the meter, for the assembling and disassembling of the front section from the rear section is simply accomplished.

While I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such changes or alterations as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the com bination of a back section provided with depending spaced apertured lugs, a front section on said back section and provided with depending abutting apertured lugs extending between said spaced lugs on said back section, and fastening means in said registering lugs for locking the sections together.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a back section provided with depending spaced apertured lugs, a front section on said back section and having a reinforced edge, parallelengaging and rearwardly-extending lugs integral with the reinforced edge of the front section and positioned between said spaced apertured lugs, a bolt in all of said lugs, a nut provided with apertures, said bolt provided with an aperture contiguous to the apertures of said nut, and a seal wire provided with a seal threaded through all of said apertures, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of twosections, one slidable upon the other, said sections provided at their engaging portions with parts of the body bent back upon themselves to form reinforcing edges, one of said reinforcing edges provided with a right-angled integral flange, said flange engaged by the reinforced portion of the other section to limit its sliding movement in one direction, and means for locking the sections together.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a back section provided in its top with only a central aperture, a front section on said back section and provided in its top with only a depending central spur lug fitted in said aperture whereby said front section may swing freely outwardly at its bottom, and manually operated looking means on the lower portion only of said back and front sections for normally holding said front section from outwardswinging.

ORLA E. JUVINALL. 

